About the Authors

Jeremy Osborn is the Content Director at American Graphics Institute. He has more than 15 years of experience in web, graphic design, filmmaking, writing, and publication development for both print and digital media. He is the author of the Dreamweaver CS5 Digital Classroom and has contributed to many of the titles in the Digital Classroom book series. Jeremy holds a MS in Management from the Marlboro College Graduate Center and a BFA in Film/TV from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

Jennifer Smith is a founding member of American Graphics Institute (AGI) and serves as its Vice President. Prior to founding AGI, she worked in advertising as an art director and served as a principal in a Pennsylvania-based design firm. She is the author of more than 20 books on electronic publishing. Jennifer’s 20 years of design experience bridge the gap between technical and creative, and she frequently works with both developers and designers. A renaissance artist with technology, you’ll find Jennifer integrating her design skills with web, interactive, and application development projects.

The AGI Creative Team is composed of web design experts and instructors from American Graphics Institute (AGI). They work with many of the world’s most prominent companies, helping them use creative software to communicate more effectively and creatively. They work with design, development, creative, and marketing teams around the world, delivering consulting, private customized training programs, and teach regularly scheduled classes at AGI’s locations. The Digital Classroom authors are available for professional development sessions at companies, schools and universities. More information is available at agitraining.com and digitalclassroom.com.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Kristin Osborn for support and encouragement, and also to Isaiah and the team at AGI for testing smoothies. Thanks to the instructors at AGI for input, assistance and reviews. Thanks to iStockphoto.com for many of the images used in the book.